The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
10:47 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.84° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.00° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.